Cassette Players

Decent Sony for the money

Advantages: Number of features
Disadvantages: Only single deck record, and pretty noisy

Its true, I don't think anyone really uses cassettes anymore. But a cassette player was the only device missing from my hifi set up, so when I saw this in my local town I thought I might as well get it...then I could listen again to all those dusty tapes that were now packed away in a box. The good thing about this device is it has two tape drives. This means that you can copy from one cassette to another. Handy if you have a recording of a radio ...
...out. However, you can only record on one of the decks, not both. You eventually get used to this though, and its rare that you need two copies of the same thing anyway. Each deck has an electronic counter that is easy to reset whenever you want. The rewind feature can also be set to stop rewinding when the counter reaches zero. This is very useful when you don't want to go right back to the start again. For some reason there is a speed control ...

03bintls 06.08.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of Sony TC-WE 475

Avoid if you want consistent sound quality!

Advantages: Twin auto reverse. Easy to use. Relay play etc
Disadvantages: Sound quality varies due to badly designed auto-reverse system

This is the worst quality cassette deck I have ever owned. The sound quality can vary slightly each time you play a cassette and it also depends on the direction (auto reverse) and which deck you are using. The problem is the way the auto reverse is implemented. The heads are rotated to play one side of the cassette, and not rotated for the other side. And they don't seem to hit the rotation 'end stop' quite right sometimes, which means the heads ...

talking_horse 31.12.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Sony TCWE475

Talk To Yourself!

Advantages: Easy to operate with one hand
Disadvantages: Design covering tape window

...Argos catalogue I saw the Sanyo TRC-525M and as it was a reasonable price I decided to go for it, as I also knew the client I was audio typing for would be using the cassettes that fitted into this machine. Once out of the small but sturdy cardboard box packaging, I was presented with the dictaphone, which resembled a neat little black brick. Its measurements are roughly 12cm x 7cm and about 2.5cm thick. This is an ideal shape and thickness to fit ...
...operate the controls with just your thumb. Obviously I have to keep picking it up and putting it down in between typing the last sentence I hear, but with the controls all in one place, in a cluster at the end of the machine, it is very practical. There is a clear plastic flap on the face of the dictaphone, which you can just lift up by a small tab on the edge to insert the cassette, and I do sometimes find this a tiny bit fiddly. Both lifting the ...

wendybull 25.09.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of Sanyo TRC-525M Dictaphone

Great sounding cassette recorder

Advantages: Great sound quality, good set of features, three heads
Disadvantages: No remote control

Many people seem to think that cassette tapes, and analogue audio in general, have had their day. For me though, I have so many cassettes that converting them to a digital format is impractical, and buying CD copies or paying to download them, too expensive. Unfortunately, the quality of cassette decks in most mini-hifi systems these days is very poor - the cynic in me wonders if this is a deliberate ploy to stimulate sales of CD recorders and other ...
...the grand sum of £10 second hand. I believe it retailed for under £100 new, though I suspect it has been discontinued now. I will begin with the playback side of things. When I first started using this machine, I suddenly found myself listening to lots of old pre-recorded cassettes I had not dug out for years. OK, so they were not quite "CD quality", but very enjoyable to listen to nonetheless, and about as good as the cassette format will ever ...

tcumming 08.11.2005 · Read Full Review
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Review of Technics RS-BX646 Stereo Cassette Deck

Denon DRR-F101

Advantages: good quality sound
Disadvantages: long and narrow design

...There are other different Denon products with the same colour and design os the Denon DRR-F101 product. you can also purchase a Denon minidisc one. The best place to get a cheap one but graded goods is Cash Generator www.cashgenerator.com They sell the Denon range as graded goods but look brand new and excellent value for money. The cons: This item is lond and narrow so dont expect it to sit neatly over your hi fi or amplifier. you can always ...

terenco30 27.08.2004 · Read Full Review
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Review of Denon DRRF101